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20 jobs to work your way out of

20 jobs to work your way out of before your child turns 10
Build confidence and resilience by developing your child’s independence
Most parents I speak with want their children to become independent. It’s a no-brainer really. They want their children to be able to make their own choices, to think for themselves and to embrace responsibility.
Yet, as revealed recently on the excellent ABC television program Life at 9,most nine-year-olds don’t feel ready to embrace independence. (The Life series has followedthe development of a group of Australian children over two-year periods since they were one.)
Paradoxically, one of the main reasons for this is that parents often limit the development of their children’s independence. For instance, in an experiment on the program children and their mothers built something together. It was demonstrated just how un...(sign-up as a member to continue reading this article)

Michael is the author of 9 parenting books, including his new release Tech your kids to SHRUG,Thriving! and the best-selling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change it.

His popular parenting columns appear in newspapers and magazines across Australia. He appears regularly on television including Channel 10’s Studio 10, and is a popular & entertaining speaker as well as a frequent columnist for a variety of written media. He also has a regular fortnightly half hour parenting segment on ABC radio Victoria.

Michael has an education background,and holds a Master of Educational Studies with research into what makes healthy families tick. He has conducted over 1,500 parenting seminars over the last two decades.

Michael is married with three adult children who have all successfully flown the parent nest.